Once Upon a Bibliophile

herald autumn!

With school starting back next week and the rainy season begun, this little reading list is here to celebrate all things autumn: the Noah Kahan- listening, cup of tea- drinking, autumn leaves -audiobooking, new -stationary- buying ones I’ve been saving for this moment especially.

1. The Clockwork Crow Trilogy by Catherine Fisher

With a 9+ age rating and Tir na n’Og Award, this trilogy is something I am adamant that even adults can enjoy. The Clockwork Crow was a staple of my childhood- ignoring the fact that it terrified me. But despite its childlike apperance, The Clockwork Crow trilogy is a favorite of mine, spinning a haunting tale of a young boy kidnapped by Them- the Tylwydd Teg, malicious Celtic Fair Folk. Our protagonist, Victorian orphan Seren, must engage in dangerous, enchanted battles against the Family in order to free Plas-y-Fran from their clutches.

With spooky season looming, I’m certain to be diving right back into these, with the all important assurance of nothing too scary. Devourable in an hour or two, these marvelous books are certainly perfect for autmn.

2. Better then the Movies by Lynn Painter

Let’s not forget that September also means back to school, which holds horrors of another kind…

School set romances are the only thing that gets me through the gloom of essays and maths homework and awful school lunches. Based in modern day Nebraska, Better then the Movies follows Liz, a senior obsessed with finding her happily ever after. When she enlists her irritating neighbour Wes into helping her secure the prom date of her dreams- forever crush Micheal- she discovers that happily ever after might need rethinking, and that Prince Charming was under her very nose all along.

3. The Murder Most Unladylike series by Robin Stevens

Malory Towers meets Agatha Christie in these glorious whodunits. Set in 1930s England, where detecting is considered unladylike and murder a man’s work, schoolgirls Daisy and Hazel find themselves again and again on the scene of a crime…Surrounded by blundering adults who don’t know their motives from their alibis, can the Detective Society, fueled by biscuits and a desire to prove themselves, outwit the murderer before its to late?

Described by the Times as ‘ripping good fun’, these novels are the epitome of cozy crime

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I hope you enjoyed this little reading list, and a happy autumn to you all